Most of us, who writes articles an acne treatments and acne prevention, tend to forget about the
history. Not too many people know for instance, when the Benzoyl peroxide was first discovered
and used as treatment against acne. I am going to try to fill this gap by writing short
articles like this one about different acne products.
Some of you probably know, that Benzoyl peroxide was first discovered and used as treatment
for acne in 1920's by Revlon laboratories. It was used in form of cream as topical acne treatment
and made by mixing it with other chemical ingredients in order to preserve and transport the benzoyl
peroxide deep into the skin. Since that time, there were many researches on effectiveness of benzoyl
peroxide. Primarily on the percentage used for acne products.
Through out the years by trying and diluting benzoyl peroxide in different ointments, the researches finally
defined that 2.5% to 10%concentration of benzoyl peroxide can be used in topical acne products. Ever since,
the benzoyl peroxide became number one anti-acne ingredient in many different acne creams and acne lotions.
Many cosmetic companies and drug manufacturers are using benzoyl peroxide (BP) in their anti-acne formulations.
Pure benzoyl peroxide is extremely toxic and must be used with caution. It can explode and burn, therefore
people who handles pure benzoyl peroxide must follow specials precautions and treat it as extremely danger
and flammable product. The draw backs from using the benzoyl peroxide as acne treatment are its negative side effects.
Even though the (BP) had been used as acne treatment for years, there are many mild and severe side effects reported.
I think, that before even considering using any anti-acne product with benzoyl peroxide, one must ask this question:
Even though, Benzoyl peroxide was used as acne treatment for as long as beginning of last century and there are so many
drug and cosmetic companies using BP in its ingredients, Did it help people to cure acne? The answer is no, it didn't.
Therefore, before putting you and your skin through burns, rashes and other unpleasant side effects, think natural, be safe
and use acne products without side effects. Natural acne products that is.
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